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New York Times, Monday, November 22, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 6.3
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,945
Across
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Degree. : STEP
5
Grand. : EPIC
9
Sponge. : SWAB
13
Lounge. : LOLL
14
Mrs. Helmer. : NORA
15
Marshy hollow. : SWALE
16
Musical term. : ARIA
17
Mira. : STAR
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Colors. : TINTS
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Members of NSDAP. : NAZIS
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Pythons. : ANACONDAS
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Coming event. : THANKSGIVING
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Flatfish. : SOLE
26
Partook of. : ATE
27
Money of a kind: Abbr. : INT
30
"Let nothing you ___." : DISMAY
33
Type of armed bandit. : ONE
34
Large number: Colloq. : SLEW
35
Constrain. : IMPEL
36
Certain professors: Abbr. : DRS
37
Relative of the viola. : CELLO
38
Make linsey-woolsey. : SPIN
39
Type of sail. : LUG
40
Bactrians. : CAMELS
41
White House initials. : HST
42
___ passim. : SIC
43
Fern spores. : SORI
44
Feature of 23 Across. : TURKEYDINNER
49
Maxims. : APHORISMS
52
Refrain of a college song. : BOOLA
53
Skiing area. : SLOPE
54
Vision: Prefix. : OPTO
56
Weight. : LOAD
57
Campanile. : TOWER
58
Tribe of the Wild West. : UTES
59
This: Sp. : ESTA
60
Bide ___. : AWEE
61
English Puritan family. : PYMS
62
Man of visions. : SEER
Down
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Quick look: Colloq. : SLANT
2
Part of the Old Testament. : TORAH
3
Shaw role. : ELIZA
4
Conestoga wagon users. : PLAINSMEN
5
Letters. : ENS
6
Broth: Fr. : POTAGE
7
Native of Teheran. : IRANI
8
Vehicles of a sort. : CARAVANS
9
Rhythm. : SWING
10
Pointer. : WAND
11
High: Lat. : ALTA
12
"Catfish Row" dweller. : BESS
15
Marble. : STONE
20
To your health! : SKOAL
22
Mention. : CITE
24
Wily. : SLY
27
He: Lat. : ILLE
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Little ___. : NELL
29
Couples. : TWOS
30
Gravy boat. : DISH
31
Some children. : IMPS
32
Cooking implement. : SPIT
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Assn. : ORG
34
Osceola's men. : SEMINOLES
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Symbol of something easy. : DUCKSOUP
37
Native of the Lesser Antilles. : CARIB
39
Italian river. : LIRI
40
Massachusetts symbol. : COD
42
More positive. : SURER
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Complex. : SYSTEM
44
Pith sun helmet. : TOPEE
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Ready to eat. : EMPTY
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Trapper's item. : NOOSE
47
Hearten. : ELATE
48
Modern acronym. : RADAR
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Canine's name. : ASTA
50
Colonist's prime need. : PLOW
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"Battle Hymn of the Republic" author. : HOWE
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W.W. II agency. : OSS

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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